Not able to click on a input type submit button using Selenium Python

Question

html confirmar button

Not sure about why, but maybe it is something like JS or hidden element.

I need to click on "Confirmar" button, but for some reason its not clickable.

This button is into a diferent "block" then the others that I fill in the form.

this the html of this button

<input type="submit" name="ctl00$WpModaisCrm1$ctl03$btnRegistrarProtocolo" value="Confirmar" id="btnRegistrarProtocolo" class="btn btn-primary pull-right" autocomplete="off">

the "Cancelar" button html is:

<input type="submit" name="ctl00$WpModaisCrm1$ctl03$btnCancelarProtocolo" value="Cancelar" onclick="javascript:WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions(new WebForm_PostBackOptions(&quot;ctl00$WpModaisCrm1$ctl03$btnCancelarProtocolo&quot;, &quot;&quot;, true, &quot;&quot;, &quot;&quot;, false, false))" id="ctl00_WpModaisCrm1_ctl03_btnCancelarProtocolo" class="btn btn-primary button-padding" data-dismiss="modal" autocomplete="off">

and there is an hidden element with this HTML

<input type="submit" name="ctl00$WpModaisCrm1$ctl03$btnCarregarUcProtocoloAtendimento" value="" onclick="javascript:WebForm_DoPostBackWithOptions(new WebForm_PostBackOptions(&quot;ctl00$WpModaisCrm1$ctl03$btnCarregarUcProtocoloAtendimento&quot;, &quot;&quot;, true, &quot;&quot;, &quot;&quot;, false, false))" id="btnCarregarUcProtocoloAtendimento" style="display: none" autocomplete="off">

HTML

Form

code:

confirmar = driver.find_element_by_id("btnRegistrarProtocolo")
print(confirmar.is_enabled()) # return True

print(confirmar.is_displayed()) # return True
print(confirmar.is_selected()) # return False

confirmar.submit() # doesn't work
confirmar.click() # doesn't work

click() and submit() does nothing...

EDIT

I also can't reach the "Confirmar" button usign "Tab", only with mouse

Please add the code you have tried that is not working. Also see: stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask — Jortega
– Jortega, Commented Jan 3, 2020 at 20:38
post the <form> tag, and try/catch the .click() and show exception, if any. — browsermator
– browsermator, Commented Jan 3, 2020 at 21:00
what doesn't work? does it just not do anything? or are you getting an exception? if it's not doing anything, it seems likely that the form data you are trying to submit is not valid or initialized properly. — crookedleaf
– crookedleaf, Commented Jan 3, 2020 at 21:13
Jortega I'll post here at monday pcalkins I'll post here at monday, no exception when I try click crookedleaf Just nothing happens, no exception :( I also can't reach the "Confirmar" button usign "Tab", only with mouse, not sure if it can help with other ideas — Pedro Roque
– Pedro Roque, Commented Jan 4, 2020 at 19:01

Jordan Carney · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-20 06:25:19Z

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I know I am a bit late here, but this particular issue with interactability - even in the case that an element is found in the DOM as you have found - can propagate because of two issues in my experience; either other JS elements are actually "in the way" with respect to their position in the DOM or you are dealing with unruly element types like an input.

The cure in either case is typically to call directly to JS rather than through Python via execute_script() as such:

confirmar = driver.find_element_by_id("btnRegistrarProtocolo")
driver.execute_script('arguments[0].click();', confirmar)

If you find this doesn't work it will be because there is a multiplicity of elements with the same selector on the page in which case you should locate the element via XPath. You can test this with checking length on find_elements() like this:

registrars = driver.find_elements(by='id','btnRegistrarProtocolo')

or

registrars = driver.find_elements_by_id('btnRegistrarProtocolo')


if len(registrars) > 1:
    print('Wow I might've been clicking the wrong element this whole time!')

As a normative standard, I always utilize XPath for locating elements simply because if used correctly it leaves little ambiguity in the way of what you are interacting with.

answered Aug 20, 2020 at 6:25

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Dan Over a year ago

This is the most concise and updated answer: in my case driver.execute_script('arguments[0].click();', confirmar) did the trick. Thanks!

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-03 22:07:23Z

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The element with text as Confirmar is a JavaScript enabled element so you have to induce WebDriverWait for the element_to_be_clickable() and you can use either of the following Locator Strategies:

Using CSS_SELECTOR:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.CSS_SELECTOR, "input#btnRegistrarProtocolo[value='Confirmar']"))).click()

Using XPATH:

WebDriverWait(driver, 20).until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//input[@id='btnRegistrarProtocolo' and @value='Confirmar']"))).click()

Note : You have to add the following imports :

from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

answered Jan 3, 2020 at 22:07

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Pedro Roque Over a year ago

Tried both, using Xpath and CSS Selector, but nothing happens, any other idea?

undetected Selenium Over a year ago

@PedroRoque Can you replace click() with submit() for both the locators and retest and let me know the status please?

Pedro Roque Over a year ago

No exception appears with .click() Using submit a "pop up" with the "loading" mensage appears, but the form doesnt give the ccorrect response. I also can't reach the "Confirmar" button usign "Tab", only with mouse

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